Final Judgment Issued on the Epple Bill
Skilled nursing facilities must take the following steps to comply. Nursing homes now must provide verbal and written notice to residents, including new admissions, when…
Category: Regulation Trainings and Information
PDPM is here! Do You Know how it Impacts on Social Services?
PDPM assures that the Resident Care Plan is patient-centered with a focus on early intervention, patient involvement and an eye toward discharge. It shifts the focus of MediCare reimbursement…
Final Rule Allows Pre-Dispute Arbitration Agreements
The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) released a final rule on Long-Term Care Facility Requirements allowing Arbitration Agreements (84 Fed. Reg. 34718) last month. The…
Partial Delay in Rollout of Phase 3
On July 16, 2019 the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) announced a proposed rule, “Medicare & Medicaid Programs; Requirements for Long-Term Care Facilities:…
California Homeless Discharge Regulation
On January 1, 2019, California’s SB 1152 went into effect. This law requires hospitals to modify their current hospital discharge policies by including a written…
Informed Consent in Long-term Care Facilities
Residents in long-term care facilities often have conditions that require treatment with psychotropic medications. Informed consent ensures the resident is aware of the facts about…
The 6 Reasons for a Resident Discharge or Transfer
Social services are required to be part of a facility-initiated discharge or transfer (see F-Tag 745) to help ensure resident needs are taken care of…
When Can You Transfer Or Discharge?
You’ve been called into a staff meeting. It’s not any staff meeting though. There are a number of residents that are being discharged or transferred.…
Discharge Planning F745
You’ve just arrived at work. It’s a typical Tuesday, but half-an-hour into your morning you find out that one of your residents has decided she…
Understanding Discharge Regulations Reduces Stress for Social Service Staff in Nursing Homes
Pressure in the workplace is never fun to deal with, and with the increased scrutiny that Skilled Nursing Facilities are receiving, especially where the discharge…